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BSX

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CO

$41.26 -8.43%

(10/28 10:00) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/28 10:05am) 43,346

Calls: 10,951 (25%)

Puts: 32,395 (75%)

Prior (08/26) 15,122

Calls: 7,853 (52%)

Puts: 7,269 (48%)

Current vs Prior +186.64%

Calls: +39.45% (Calls)

Puts: +345.66% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 332,964

Calls: 197,870 (59%)

Puts: 135,094 (41%)

Prior 7-Day Average 47,566

Calls: 28,267 (59%)

Puts: 19,299 (41%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -8.87%

Calls: -61.26%

Puts: +67.86%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/28 10:05am) $3.41M

Calls: $1.17M (34%)

Puts: $2.24M (66%)

Prior (08/26) $2.64M

Calls: $1.52M (58%)

Puts: $1.12M (42%)

Current vs Prior +29.09%

Calls: -23.07%

Puts: +99.80%

Prior 7-Day Total $66.06M

Calls: $39.92M (60%)

Puts: $26.14M (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average $9.44M

Calls: $5.70M (60%)

Puts: $3.73M (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -63.91%

Calls: -79.52%

Puts: -40.07%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/28 10:05am) 2.96

Prior (08/26) 0.93

Current vs Prior +219.58%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.84

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +251.00%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/28 10:05am) 904,846

Calls: 644,880 (71%)

Puts: 259,966 (29%)

Prior (08/26) 892,949

Calls: 660,567 (74%)

Puts: 232,382 (26%)

Current vs Prior +1.33%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,122,907

Calls: 3,664,467 (72%)

Puts: 1,458,440 (28%)

Prior 7-Day Average 731,843

Calls: 523,495 (72%)

Puts: 208,348 (28%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +23.64%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/30) | Next (11/06)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 5.28% | 8.07%9.57% | 12.24%

Prior 8.70% | 10.03%11.31% | 13.62%

Current vs Prior -39.27% | -19.52%-15.38% | -10.10%

Prior 7-Day Avg 6.09% | 7.87%8.98% | 12.51%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -13.23% | +2.53%+6.56% | -2.15%

Prior 7-Day Eod 8.70% | 10.03%11.61% | 13.71%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -39.27% | -19.52%-17.52% | -10.76%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 38.30% | 70.88%

Calls: 30.00% | 26.67%

Puts: 46.61% | 115.08%

Prior 11.38% | 12.14%

Calls: 7.77% | 10.96%

Puts: 15.00% | 13.33%

Current vs Prior +236.56% | +483.86%

Prior 7-Day Avg 32.87% | 24.73%

Calls: 22.37% | 31.43%

Puts: 43.38% | 18.02%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +16.51% | +186.67%

Liquidity Expensive

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Moderately bearish flow with 66% put dollar volume ($2.24M). Unusually high activity with volume up 187% vs prior - elevated interest. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.96 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 220% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:05	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
09:55	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:50	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:35	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 1 of results (avg 7.2%, best 7.2%)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$43.00	Oct 30	2.00	2.15	$2.08	7.2%	21	0.75	1.3K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 4 found (avg $0.55, cheapest $0.60)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Nov 20	0.50	0.60	$0.55	18.2%	3.7K	0.22	13.5K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.50	Oct 30	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	626	0.39	617
$41.00	Oct 30	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	103	0.48	502
$37.00	Nov 13	0.25	0.30	$0.28	17.9%	34	0.13	33

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 76 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$37.00	Oct 30	3.70	4.60	$4.15	21.7%	20	1.00	3
$38.00	Oct 30	2.75	3.70	$3.23	29.4%	1	1.00	42
$36.00	Nov 6	3.90	6.40	$5.15	48.5%	--	1.00	10
$38.50	Oct 30	1.85	3.40	$2.63	58.9%	2	0.97	2
$35.00	Nov 20	5.20	7.40	$6.30	34.9%	1	0.96	315

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$48.50	Oct 30	6.30	8.70	$7.50	32.0%	2	0.97	--
$48.00	Oct 30	5.90	7.70	$6.80	26.5%	3	0.97	15
$47.50	Oct 30	5.40	7.70	$6.55	35.1%	2	0.97	1
$46.00	Oct 30	3.90	5.60	$4.75	35.8%	2	0.97	124
$47.00	Oct 30	4.90	7.20	$6.05	38.0%	1	0.95	39

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 171 active (total vol 11.4K, top 3.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Nov 20	0.50	0.60	$0.55	18.2%	3.7K	0.22	13.5K
$42.00	Oct 30	0.45	0.70	$0.57	43.9%	364	0.36	23
$45.00	Oct 30	0.05	0.10	$0.08	62.5%	328	0.07	1.3K
$41.00	Oct 30	0.85	1.15	$1.00	30.0%	286	0.53	19
$46.00	Oct 30	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	221	0.03	888

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Nov 20	1.00	1.25	$1.13	22.1%	1.4K	0.38	6.1K
$40.50	Oct 30	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	626	0.39	617
$39.00	Oct 30	0.10	0.25	$0.18	83.3%	330	0.15	763
$45.00	Oct 30	3.70	4.50	$4.10	19.5%	321	0.93	4.2K
$40.00	Oct 30	0.35	0.55	$0.45	44.4%	239	0.31	3.5K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 16 strikes (avg 73.3%, max 110.3%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$43.50	Oct 30	Nov 20	82.8%	43.1%	92.0%	8	246
$43.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	82.8%	44.3%	87.1%	80	428
$40.00	Oct 30	Nov 20	68.1%	38.6%	76.5%	149	801
$42.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	75.8%	43.6%	73.8%	371	25
$41.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	60.9%	36.9%	65.1%	288	19

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$44.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	83.1%	39.5%	110.3%	11	896
$42.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	75.8%	39.4%	92.1%	39	1.0K
$43.50	Oct 30	Nov 20	82.8%	43.1%	92.0%	2	1.3K
$43.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	82.8%	44.3%	87.1%	24	1.3K
$40.00	Oct 30	Dec 4	68.1%	37.3%	82.3%	250	3.8K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 66 found (best R:R 0.60, avg 2.68)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$37.00	$40.00	Nov 13	$1.88	$1.12	$1.88	88%	0.60	$38.88
$38.50	$40.00	Nov 6	$0.85	$0.65	$0.85	80%	0.76	$39.35
$38.00	$41.00	Dec 4	$1.75	$1.25	$1.75	76%	0.71	$39.75
$40.00	$40.50	Oct 30	$0.17	$0.33	$0.17	72%	1.94	$40.17
$41.00	$41.50	Nov 6	$0.10	$0.40	$0.10	52%	4.00	$41.10

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$46.00	$45.50	Oct 30	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	97%	2.33	$45.85
$44.00	$43.00	Nov 13	$0.45	$0.55	$0.45	73%	1.22	$43.55
$48.00	$47.50	Oct 30	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	97%	1.00	$47.75
$43.00	$42.50	Oct 30	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	75%	2.33	$42.85
$45.00	$44.00	Nov 27	$0.53	$0.47	$0.53	75%	0.89	$44.47

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 50 found (best R:R 2.33, avg 0.73)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$48.50	$49.00	Nov 6	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	86%	2.33	$48.85
$42.50	$43.00	Nov 13	$0.37	$0.37	$0.13	59%	2.85	$42.87
$43.00	$43.50	Nov 20	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	63%	2.33	$43.35
$47.00	$48.00	Nov 13	$0.25	$0.25	$0.75	84%	0.33	$47.25
$43.50	$44.00	Nov 6	$0.23	$0.23	$0.27	72%	0.85	$43.73

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$41.00	$40.00	Nov 13	$0.67	$0.67	$0.33	53%	2.03	$40.33
$39.50	$39.00	Nov 13	$0.39	$0.39	$0.11	67%	3.55	$39.11
$39.50	$39.00	Nov 20	$0.40	$0.40	$0.10	65%	4.00	$39.10
$39.00	$38.00	Dec 4	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	68%	1.00	$38.50
$36.00	$35.00	Nov 27	$0.22	$0.22	$0.78	86%	0.28	$35.78

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 10 found (avg debit $0.50, cheapest $0.42)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$42.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.42	84.8%	59.2%
$42.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.41	75.8%	53.1%
$40.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.72	61.1%	48.1%
$41.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.50	60.9%	51.4%
$41.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.70	70.7%	61.6%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$42.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.22	75.8%	53.1%
$40.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.38	68.1%	49.5%
$40.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.40	61.1%	48.1%
$41.00	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.56	60.9%	51.4%
$41.50	Oct 30	Nov 6	$0.65	70.7%	61.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 48 found (cheapest 4.29% of stock, avg 8.56%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$41.00	Oct 30	$1.00	$0.77	$1.77	$39.23	$42.77	4.29%
$41.50	Oct 30	$0.70	$1.18	$1.88	$39.62	$43.38	4.56%
$40.50	Oct 30	$1.33	$0.60	$1.93	$38.57	$42.43	4.68%
$40.00	Oct 30	$1.50	$0.45	$1.95	$38.05	$41.95	4.73%
$42.00	Oct 30	$0.57	$1.53	$2.10	$39.90	$44.10	5.09%
$39.50	Oct 30	$1.88	$0.30	$2.18	$37.32	$41.68	5.28%
$42.50	Oct 30	$0.53	$1.93	$2.46	$40.04	$44.96	5.96%
$43.00	Oct 30	$0.38	$2.08	$2.46	$40.54	$45.46	5.96%
$42.00	Nov 6	$0.98	$1.75	$2.73	$39.27	$44.73	6.62%
$38.50	Oct 30	$2.63	$0.13	$2.76	$35.74	$41.26	6.69%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 140 found (cheapest 1.11% of stock, avg 4.32%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$43.50	$39.00	Oct 30	$0.28	$0.18	$0.46	$38.54	$43.96
$43.50	$39.50	Oct 30	$0.28	$0.30	$0.58	$38.92	$44.08
$43.00	$39.00	Oct 30	$0.38	$0.18	$0.56	$38.44	$43.56
$43.00	$39.50	Oct 30	$0.38	$0.30	$0.68	$38.82	$43.68
$43.50	$40.00	Oct 30	$0.28	$0.45	$0.73	$39.27	$44.23
$42.50	$39.00	Oct 30	$0.53	$0.18	$0.71	$38.29	$43.21
$43.00	$40.00	Oct 30	$0.38	$0.45	$0.83	$39.17	$43.83
$42.50	$39.50	Oct 30	$0.53	$0.30	$0.83	$38.67	$43.33
$47.00	$37.00	Nov 27	$0.40	$0.50	$0.90	$36.10	$47.90
$42.00	$39.00	Oct 30	$0.57	$0.18	$0.75	$38.25	$42.75

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 39 found (best R:R 0.92, avg credit $0.39)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
36/37	48/49	Nov 6	$0.48	$0.52	75%	0.92	$36.52	$48.98
39/40	47/48	Nov 13	$0.64	$0.36	51%	1.78	$38.86	$47.64
38/39	44/45	Dec 4	$0.75	$0.25	36%	3.00	$38.25	$44.75
38/38	44/44	Nov 6	$0.35	$0.15	51%	2.33	$38.15	$43.85
39/40	44/44	Nov 6	$0.35	$0.15	49%	2.33	$39.15	$44.35
36/37	47/48	Nov 13	$0.38	$0.62	71%	0.61	$36.62	$47.38
35/36	46/47	Nov 27	$0.42	$0.58	65%	0.72	$35.58	$46.42
37/38	46/47	Nov 27	$0.50	$0.50	55%	1.00	$37.50	$46.50
35/36	47/48	Nov 27	$0.32	$0.68	70%	0.47	$35.68	$47.32
38/38	47/48	Nov 13	$0.37	$0.63	64%	0.59	$37.63	$47.37

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 56 found (best R:R 4.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$38.00	$41.00	$44.00	Dec 4	$0.60	$2.40	45%	4.00
$43.00	$44.00	$45.00	Nov 13	$0.07	$0.93	15%	13.29
$41.00	$42.00	$43.00	Nov 27	$0.07	$0.93	15%	13.29
$42.50	$43.00	$43.50	Oct 30	$0.05	$0.45	12%	9.00
$44.00	$44.50	$45.00	Nov 6	$0.05	$0.45	7%	9.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$44.50	$45.00	$45.50	Oct 30	$0.05	$0.45	8%	9.00
$38.50	$39.00	$39.50	Oct 30	$0.07	$0.43	12%	6.14
$38.00	$38.50	$39.00	Nov 20	$0.06	$0.44	7%	7.33
$36.00	$37.00	$38.00	Nov 20	$0.10	$0.90	11%	9.00
$37.00	$37.50	$38.00	Nov 13	$0.07	$0.43	6%	6.14

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 88 found (best net $-0.54, 83 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$37.00	$40.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.54	$2.46
$38.00	$41.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$0.40	$2.60
$43.00	$45.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.02	$1.98
$44.00	$45.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.23	$0.77
$46.50	$47.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.05	$0.45

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$43.00	$41.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.53	$1.47
$41.00	$40.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.26	$0.74
$37.00	$35.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$0.10	$1.90
$39.50	$39.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.06	$0.44
$38.00	$37.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.15	$0.85

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 38 found (best yield 3.76%, avg 1.33%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$42.00	Nov 27	$1.55	0.47	1.8%	3.76%	5.55%	7	2
$43.00	Nov 27	$1.15	0.40	4.2%	2.79%	7.00%	22	15
$42.00	Nov 20	$1.35	0.44	1.8%	3.27%	5.07%	17	10
$42.50	Nov 20	$1.15	0.41	3.0%	2.79%	5.79%	152	1
$43.00	Nov 20	$0.95	0.37	4.2%	2.30%	6.52%	2	6
$45.00	Nov 27	$0.60	0.25	9.1%	1.45%	10.52%	116	202
$45.00	Dec 4	$0.55	0.26	9.1%	1.33%	10.40%	3	1
$42.00	Nov 13	$1.15	0.44	1.8%	2.79%	4.58%	13	342
$44.00	Nov 20	$0.65	0.28	6.6%	1.58%	8.22%	7	4
$42.50	Nov 13	$0.90	0.41	3.0%	2.18%	5.19%	2	--

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 10,951

Total Puts 32,395

Put/Call Ratio 2.96

Net Difference -21,444

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 7,853

Total Puts 7,269

Put/Call Ratio 0.93

Net Difference 584

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 197,870

Total Puts 135,094

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.84

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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